1915 Among the dead after the sinking of the Lusitania are producer-manager and playwright . Frohman's first success was Shenandoah. In 1893, he opened the in New York with his own stock company. Two of Klein's plays, The Auctioneer and The Music Master, were produced by . At the time of his death, Klein was a play reader for Frohman.
1924 This Marriage proves to be a short one. stars in the Eliot C. Williams drama which runs in London just 20 times. , , and are also in the cast.
1953 is the star, but a young dancer named steals the show at 's , which opens its 892-performance run at the Shubert Theatre.
1963 In Minneapolis, Minnesota, 's namesake theatre opens with a production of Hamlet starring as the Prince and as Gertrude. Ralph Rapson designed the complex that cost 2.5 million dollars to construct and outfit.
1973 's opens on Broadway at the Bijou Theater. stages the 11-week run with a cast that includes and .
1977 and 's makes its Broadway debut at the Martin Beck Theatre, transferring from a run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The production is meant to star , , and , but Lloyd fell and tore two ligaments in his leg during rehearsals, and understudy plays his role on opening night. A few nights later, Gunton himself is taken ill, and Lloyd is called back early from his recovery, performing with crutches and an ankle-to-hip cast.
1981 directs 's , which opens at Broadway's Martin Beck Theatre. makes her Great White Way debut in the production that co-stars , , and .
1982 Craig Carnelia and Jeffrey Kindley ask Is There Life After High School? as their high school reunion鈥搒et revue opens at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre. With a cast including Alma Cuervo, Sandy Faison, Harry Groener, and understudy Scott Bakula, the musical will run just 12 performances but go on to become a favorite of community theatres.
2008 's revival of 's opens at the Biltmore Theatre. , , and star.
2017 Tony Award-winning theatre veteran , who began her Broadway career with the 1951 musical , announces that she has retired from the stage at age 89. Cook earned a Tony Award for her performance as Marian Paroo in the original production of , and also created roles in musicals including , , , and . Her final Broadway appearance was the 2010 musical retrospective .
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